Small short-faced bear ( lat. Arctodus pristinus ) is an extinct species from the bear family that lived on the Atlantic coast of North America and on the territory of modern Mexico between 800,000 and 10,000 years ago. It is probably the ancestor of the giant short bear ( lat. Arctodus simus ) [1] [2] .
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| Arctodus pristinus Leidy , 1854 |
The small short-faced bear was smaller and more primitive than the giant, had small teeth and a narrow jaw, a moderately short muzzle. Apparently, he was omnivorous [1] .
The species died out at the end of the Pleistocene as a result of competition with the larger subspecies of the black bear and the brown bear that migrated from the western territories [2] .
See also
- Arktoterii
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Björn Kurtén, Elaine Anderson. Pleistocene Mammals of North America . - New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. - p. 180-182. - ISBN 9780231516969 .
- ↑ 1 2 CR Harington. North American Short-FacedBear (English) (inaccessible link) . Yukon Beringia Interpretive Center. The appeal date is August 22, 2014. Archived March 31, 2014.